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Denver attorney suspended, accused of urging clients to infect a rival with COVID-19

DENVER — A judge this week suspended a Denver attorney from practicing law in Colorado’s federal bankruptcy court after finding he lied, submitted false legal documents and engaged in a pattern of “fraudulent schemes” to try to get a case dismissed.

The Denver Post

Colorado Seeks Payments for Oil & Gas Cleanup

Process will set financial assurance plan for all producers’ wells.

Capital & Main

Leaked report about Colorado Springs shooter to be discussed

A judge is set to consider whether authorities should be punished after the media obtained documents showing detailed allegations about the suspect in the Colorado gay nightclub shooting previously plotting to be “the next mass killer” in an old case that was sealed at the time

The Independent UK

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5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence

Events like the riots in Brazil, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each occurred after certain groups repeatedly directed dangerous rhetoric against others. It’s the reason elected officials in the U.S. have begun examining the role language plays…

The Conversation

Brian Urlacher suing Texas hair transplant clinic, claiming they used hair replacement story without his permission

Urlacher is a client and pitch man for Restore Holdings LLC, which has clinics in Illinois, Colorado, Texas and North Carolina.

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado Voters Delivered a Win for Pharmacological Freedom

A ballot initiative approved in November decriminalizes consumption of natural psychedelics.

Reason

Even Lauren Boebert’s supporters want her to stop ‘nasty rhetoric’

Voters who support Lauren Boebert are hoping the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Colorado tones down her brash style

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Boebert's backers urge her to 'tone down the nasty rhetoric'

Voters who support Lauren Boebert are hoping the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Colorado tones down her brash style

The Independent UK

New York and Chicago mayors tell Colorado to stop busing migrants

The mayors of New York City and Chicago denounced Colorado for busing migrants to the two cities — calling it inhumane and a strain on resources — as President Joe Biden’s first presidential visit to the U.S.-Mexico border highlights immigration issues.

Tribune News Service

160 ballot initiatives have been filed for the 2023 election cycle as of Jan. 1

As of Jan. 1, proponents have filed 160 ballot initiatives in four states for elections in 2023. Washington leads with 151 ballot initiatives. The three other states include Colorado (one initiative), Maine (six initiatives), and Ohio (two initiatives).

Ballotpedia

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Colorado’s domestic violence deaths spiked 44% in 2021, new report finds

Tribune News Service

Will Lauren Boebert’s opposition to Kevin McCarthy help or hurt her politically?

DENVER — No matter what concessions fellow Republicans threw her way, no matter how much pressure she faced in or out of Congress, Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert held fast in her opposition to U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House.

The Denver Post

Colorado’s domestic violence deaths spiked 44% in 2021, new report finds

DENVER — Six family members gunned down at a birthday party in Colorado Springs. A woman going through a breakup who’d sought support from her brother and a friend. A 1-month-old baby.

The Denver Post

Chip Roy, key McCarthy opponent, steps up as top negotiator in House speaker standoff

Roy has differentiated himself from peers like Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, who are referred to as the “Never Kevins,” amid a historic House vote.

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Colorado funeral home owners sentenced to prison for selling body parts without families’ permission

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Megan Hess and Shirley Koch slowly put out their arms, the soft clink of metal handcuffs audible in the federal courtroom as U.S. marshals took the mother and daughter into custody.

The Denver Post

Success of Larimer County’s pioneering 'competency court' sees program replicated across Front Range

DENVER — People charged with crimes in Colorado who face questions about their mental competency are often forced to wait in jail for months until they can be evaluated at a state hospital — but one court in Larimer County has pioneered a new approach that’s aimed at stabilizing defendants…

The Independent UK

Son of University of Northern Colorado president identified as man killed in avalanche while skiing

Nick Feinstein, 22, was buried in the avalanche on Sunday near Breckenridge

Los Angeles Times

Rose Parade sees enthusiastic crowd despite rise in COVID, RSV and flu cases

PASADENA, Calif. — Just before 6 a.m., Kelly and Nathan Alexander warmed themselves beside a roaring propane fire pit outside Total Wines & More on Colorado Boulevard as they waited for the Rose Parade to begin.

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WEKU

A Colorado library will reopen after traces of meth were found in the building

The main library in Boulder, Colorado, had been receiving increased reports of drug use in the bathrooms over a four-week span. It has been closed since late December.

The Independent UK

Man killed in avalanche while skiing with his father in Colorado

The man’s body was recovered after his father, who was partially buried, was able to dig himself out and call 911

Salon

COVID-19 testing fraud rampant

Lack of regulation and fraud meant that Medicare’s COVID-19 testing costs exceeded $2 billion in 2022

The Independent UK

One year on from the deadly Marshall Fire, survivors battle an inferno of fear for the next one

More than 1,000 homes, including an entire subdivision, burnt to the ground in the Marshall Fire, which spread with devastating speed and ferocity during a time of year not usually associated with wildfires. One year later, Boulder County and its residents are struggling to recover - and worried it might…

The Independent UK

Judge: Voting machine tampering suspect is incompetent

A man accused of tampering with a voting machine during Colorado’s primary election is mentally incompetent and cannot continue with court proceedings, a judge has ruled

Salon

Fires in Colorado get more unpredictable

A year after the deadly Marshall Fire, the state’s densest communities aren't ready for the next one

The Denver Post

Routt County trails project could set bad precedent, wildlife advocates warn

A plan long in the works to respond to demands for more mountain-biking trails in the Steamboat Springs area is being criticized as not taking enough steps to protect one of Colorado’s largest elk herds.

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